Oulens-sur-Lucens

Geschichte

Oulens-sur-Lucens is a former municipality in the district of Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.On July 1, 2011 it was merged into Lucens.HistoryOulens-sur-Lucens is first mentioned around 1403-09 as Olens.GeographyOulens-sur-Lucens has an area, of 1.59km2. Of this area, 0.89km2 or 56.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.55km2 or 34.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.12km2 or 7.5% is settled (buildings or roads).Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 5.7%. Out of the forested land, 30.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 25.2% is used for growing crops and 30.2% is pastures.The municipality was part of the Moudon District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Oulens-sur-Lucens became part of the new district of Broye-Vully.The municipality is located on the left side of the Broye river. It consists of the village of Oulens-sur-Lucens and the hamlet of La Crause.Coat of armsThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per bend Argent and Gules, two Swords bendwise counterchanged.DemographicsOulens-sur-Lucens had a population of 51., 7.8% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has changed at a rate of -7.1%. It has changed at a rate of -5.4% due to migration and at a rate of -1.8% due to births and deaths.